10. "Waking Ned Devine"

Charming comedy set in a tiny, rural Irish town. When lottery winner Ned Devine is found dead - lottery ticket in hand and all - the townsfolk ban together to fool the authorities into thinking Ned is alive so they can receive the cash and share it. Starring Ian Bannen and Fionnula Flanagan.

What better way to gear up for St. Patrick's Day than with a Irish movie. From the comic genius of the late David Kelly in "Waking Ned Devine" to the brilliant soundtrack in "The Commitments" we've put together our choice of the top Irish movies that you'll want to add to your Netflix list.

American actress Maggie Gyllenhaal has reportedly signed on for a new film project with Irish stars Michael Fassbender and Domhnall Gleeson.

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences announced their shortlist of nominees for the 2013 Oscars on Thursday, and two natives of Ireland are up for awards.

The actor-and-director was a surprise omission from the Academy Awards' shortlist for the same honor but he didn't let it get him down and was thrilled to take home the prize for his film 'Argo'.

'Super Size Me' filmmaker Morgan Spurlock will start work on the 3D project in Tokyo, Japan, though he admits the technology isn't popular with everyone.

The upcoming thriller ‘Side Effects’ starring ‘Magic Mike’s Channing Tatum and ‘The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo’s Rooney Mara depicts a love story halted by the ‘side effects’ of a prescription drug.

Tom Hiddleston wins out over Robert Pattinson as the Sexiest Actor in Movies Right Now

The Irish documentary ‘The Summit’ has won a prize at this year’s Sundance Film Festival in Utah.

The Oscar nominated 'Silver Linings Playbook' star - who previously expressed his desire to portray the "fascinating" disgraced cyclist after he was stripped of his titles between 1999 and 2005 when it emerged he had taken performance-enhancing drugs - has formally approached J.J. Abrams' about starring in his upcoming biopic about Lance's rise and fall from grace.

The Antrim native turned Hollywood royalty, Liam Neeson, admitted he would be interested in playing the controversial figure of Reverend Ian Paisley in a biographical movie.

Deadline reported that Oscar nominated actor Johnny Depp will play Boston Irish gangster Whitey Bulger in the upcoming film “Black Mass: The True Story of the Unholy Alliance between the FBI and the Irish Mob.” Production will begin in May and a location has not yet been announced.

Dublin native Colin Farrell is teaming up with the Oscar-nominated ‘Zero Dark Thirty’ star Jessica Chastain for the film adaptation of the 19th century play ‘Miss Julie.’

'This Is 40' director/writer Judd Apatow and star Paul Rudd were in Dublin last week to appear on The Late Late Show to promote the film’s European release. 

A new promo for Gabriel Byrne’s latest project ‘Vikings’ gives a snapshot into the upcoming History Channel drama.

'Argo' and 'Les Miserables' led the winners at the 2013 British Academy of Film and Television Arts Awards.

A new teaser trailer has been released for a documentary about One Direction on concert. The documentary, which will be in 3D, is titled “1D3D” and scheduled to be released August 30, 2013.

The original manuscript which inspired the Maureen O’Hara and John Wayne movie “The Quiet Man” is on display in Listowel, County Kerry. 

A bidding war has erupted for The Quiet Man bar in County Mayo – with one prospective bar emerging from as far away as Florida.

The 'Ted' star - who will help present the 85th annual ceremony on February 24 alongside the film's titular teddy bear - predicts his pal Ben will take home the Best Picture gong as well as a host of other awards for his CIA crime thriller 'Argo' because he didn't receive a Best Director nomination.

The 'Twilight Saga' actress, Kristen Stewart, who was embroiled in a scandal last year when she cheated on her co-star and boyfriend Robert Pattinson with 'Snow White and the Huntsman' director Rupert Sanders - earned the dubious distinction in a poll of British men ahead of the Academy Awards on Sunday, beating the likes of Sarah Jessica Parker and Lindsay Lohan.

Award winning Irish actress Saoirse Ronan is teaming up with Ryan Gosling for an upcoming project.

Dublin born actor Colin Farrell proved he had no fear of New York’s harsh winter elements this week, when he took a dip in the East River while filming his forthcoming movie ‘A Winter’s Tale.’

As the 2013 Oscars will be broadcast on ABC this Sunday, Irishman Daniel Day-Lewis looks to be the odds-on favorite for his turn as Abraham Lincoln in Stephen Spielberg's “Lincoln” to add yet a third Oscar for Best Actor to his mantelpiece. Day-Lewis is but one of many fine thespians from the Emerald Isle.

It's been a tumultuous, life-changing month for young Irish producer Fodhla Cronin O'Reilly, 26.  On February 2 her animated short film Head Over Heels won a coveted 2013 Annie Award at the most prestigious animation awards ceremony in the world held in Los Angeles. 

The Irish Film & Television Network have revealed that a €5 million “fast moving, Irish gangster/cage fighting film” called ‘Ringsend’ is due for production in Ireland this year. The story will revolve around a hardened drug dealer from Amsterdam who uses a cage fighting tournament to cover up a multi-million pound drug deal with Irish and UK criminals.

Daniel Day-Lewis has made history with a third Oscar win at the Academy Awards in Los Angeles.

Hollywood legend Kevin Spacey wants to play the role of disgraced - and bankrupt - Irish billionaire Sean Quinn in a planned movie.

Irish American Jane Lynch has said she hopes “Les Miserables” star Anne Hathaway will be the next celebrity to make an appearance on the hit Fox show, Glee News reports.

On March 6 New York’s premier Irish film and music event, the Craic Fest, is back and firing on all cylinders, with Cillian Murphy headlining the films and Julie Feeney headlining the music. This year a new Kids Fleadh has been added for the little ones, and there’s a new emphasis on documentaries for grownups. Cahir O'Doherty hears what to expect from the festival’s organizer Terence Mulligan.

Fresh form a successful awards season, including Best Movie Oscar for “Argo, Boston’s golden boy Ben Affleck will return to his roots to working a ‘Whitey’ Bulger project alongside his old friend Matt Damon.

Roma Downey’s ‘The Bible’ has drawn near record audiences for The History Channel. She and her husband, Mark Burnett of ‘Survivor’ fame, are sitting on a huge hit despite mediocre reviews.

When young Rory Staunton died from sepsis in the spring of 2012 after receiving an everyday cut in a school gym, Irish America, and indeed many Irish everywhere, mourned him for the exceptional young man he was.

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The Dingle International Film Festival 2013 is set to prove once again that it has something for everyone. Throughout the weekend the town will be filled with filmmakers, writers, animators, artists and Fungi followers  sampling the best that cinema has to offer. This boutique festival now in its seventh year promises to the best ever.

Four Irish films will have the honor of being screened at New York City’s upcoming Tribeca Film Festival. ‘What Richard Did,’ ‘Run and Jump,’ ‘Byzantium’ and ‘Dark Touch’ are all billed to be shown.

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“The Bible” producers Mark Burnett, who created the reality tv show “Survivor” and actress Roma Downey believe the show’s success happened with help from the “hand of God.”

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New York Young Leaders, part of the America Ireland Fund, are set to honor Irish actor Chris O’Dowd and Deputy Consul General to New York Peter Ryan with the Irish Spirit Award and the Dylan Smith Community Service Award as part of their St. Patrick’s Day Celebration 2013.

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